during the nixon era, they had slush funds of $700,000, and now the slush fund will be $100 million. my god, what they are going to do. >> if you look at the president's job approval right now, he is hovering around a place he would like to hover, and that's 50% in terms of his job approval. what is your view of how strong or how weak president obama is at this point as you look at this republican field? >> i don't know how strong or weak he is, except the republican field is in such disarray, he has to be very happy. you know, colorado is an interesting state. it's largely conservative, but places like boulder, denver, they are islands -- they call it the peoples' republic of boulder for a reason. you are in this beltway, and i am in my own beltway. >> but, jon you were at ground zero for the obama re-election campaign, because colorado is a state he needs, and they are really banking to keep his whole western strategy. >> when it comes down to it, it will be the economy. coloradoans are concerned about a lot of things, but if the economy keeps improving, he's in good shape, and if